In the years following the great Los Angeles earthquake, two orphan are raised and trained in martial arts by Satori, who also happens to be the caretaker of one half of a magic amulet. When the evil Koga Shuko finds the other half, he immediately goes on the attack to take Satori's piece and claim the power contained within the amulet. Only Satori's two boys, Billy and Jimmy, can stop Koga from reaching his goal.

Guisman: Thousands of years ago, in ancient China. An evil army of Shadow Warriors terrorized the great city of Sheng-sa. To save his people, the good king sacrificed himself to create a mystical medallion. Realizing the ultimate powers of the medallion, the king split it in half. To one son, he gave the power over the body. To the other, the power over the soul. This is the legend of the Double Dragon.

Jimmy Lee: Hey, you're Ug Lee. I am Home Lee. Billy Lee: Oh, okay!

Linda Lash, Shuko Henchwoman: Shuko, Lash. We found it.

Movie Trivia:

Based on the 1988 video game of the same name.

Dozens of arcade games appear in the Power Corps hideout. DOUBLE DRAGON is one of them. It's visible when Jimmy (possessed by Kogo Shuko) tries to kick Billy but misses and shatters game the screen.

In the final battle, Linda Lash (Kristina Wagner) says to Marion (Aylssa Milano), "Now who's the boss?" Later, Marion tells Lash, "You're lucky, generally I put people in the hospital." Alyssa Milano starred on the television series Who's The Boss, and Wagner was a regular on General Hospital.

In one scene, Kogo Shuko asks his henchmen (Huey and Lewis), "Huey, Lewis. Any news?" a reference to the band Huey Lewis and the News.